Here we are, past the one year mark of our world being upended by a global pandemic, palpably exhausted, both physically and emotionally. Our yearning for relief and a sense of security is now conflated with the idea of getting back to normal, yet how critical it is to uncover more discernment in this longing! Remember this: before it was taken away from us, we did not like so much of what had become normal; we continually complained about the path our beloved profession was on. Now we sound desperate to go back. What do we really mean by this longing that we have confused with returning to normal?

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